A boil water advisory has been issued for Hodgenville businesses and residents on Shawnee Drive, Indian Trail and Phillips Court.

The advisory was issued due to a waterline break on Shawnee Drive. The water has also been shut off for businesses and residents on the three streets while Hodgenville Water Works employees continue to repair the break. Employees said they hope to have the water turned back on by Wednesday night.

A truck driver was arrested on Monday, October 3 after turning over the semi-truck he was driving on North L and N Turnpike near Hodgenville.

Arrested at the scene was Robert Joseph Shewmaker Jr., 46, of Sault Saint Marie, Michigan.

According to the LaRue County Sheriff’s Office, Deputy Brian Smith responded to a single semi-truck accident on North L and N Turnpike. When Smith arrived on the scene, he noticed that the driver of the wrecked semi-truck, Shewmaker, was unsteady on his feet and had slurred speech.

Bookings at the LaRue County Detention Center from Monday, September 26 to Monday, October 3.

Ethan S. Alford, 19, of Mount Sherman was charged with operating on a suspended license, failure to maintain required insurance, possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and using a false I.D. to obtain alcohol. He was lodged in LCDC where he was later released on a $500 unsecured bond.

Kimberly Butler, 47, of Elizabethtown was charged with theft by deception- cold checks under $500. She was lodged in LCDC where she was later released on a $500 cash bond.

A state contractor drilled several test wells at the site of a former drycleaner and laundromat in Hodgenville.

A work crew with Chase Environmental Group of Louisville drilled six new testing wells at the site on Smith Street. The wells check the amount of soil and water contamination that has been caused by the old underground storage tanks.

A zombie outbreak is expected in New Haven when zombie enthusiasts will trek through New Haven in De Zombie Walk on October 15.

De Zombie Walk was created as a way for locals to have some fun while raising some money for a good cause.

“Me and my business partner started talking about it a little while back and we wanted something to do for the people around town especially the younger crowd,” said Kay Inman, Co-owner of K’ La’s Café in New Haven. “Being a big walking Dead fan I thought, why not?”

Five years ago, it started with a dream, and now with proceeds of $96,982 donated to Breast Cancer Research the past four year, event coordinators suggest this years event is on target to be even better.

“It’s a wonderful feeling you get being part of such a worthy cause”, says Helen Cecil, who is also a breast cancer survivor, and part of the event team.

The Kentucky Division of Forestry (KDF) is again preparing for an active wildfire season.

State law restricts open burning within 150 feet of any woodland or brushland between the daylight hours of 6 a.m. and 6 p.m. during the Fall and Spring forest fire hazard seasons, which run from October 1 to December 15 and from February 15 to April 30.